The 2015 ODI World Cup was the 11th edition of the tournament and it was held in Australia and New Zealand.
Australia finished second in the group stage behind New Zealand and the co-hosts progressed to the final after making their way through the quarters and the semis.
New Zealand were undefeated entering the final, but the final was the first match they were playing in Australia, having won all eight previous encounters in New Zealand.
They managed just 186 in the final, a target the Aussies chased down with ease, losing just three wickets in the process.
While Australia had won the ODI World Cup on four occasions before this, this was the first time they were lifting the trophy on home soil.
Did you know?
No team apart from Australia has won the ODI World Cup more than two times. Australia has won it on five of the 12 occasions the tournament has been held so far- in 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2015.
Home teams (where the final was held) have won the ODI World Cup on the last three occasions – in 2011 (India), 2015 (Australia) and 2019 (England).
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